<UMA 06-06> Snapping Surfaces for Sensors and Adhesion Control

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Intellectual Property

ID:		UMA 06-06
IP Type:		Licensable Technology
Title:		Snapping Surfaces for Sensors and Adhesion Control
Inventor:		Alfred J. Crosby
Summary:		This invention involves creating shape transition at responsive interfaces or surfaces by employing simple features such as shells, plates or columns, that are integrated into a material's surface or interface through simple processes of molding or self-assembly. Upon application of a given stimulus (e.g. weight, light, chemical, thermal) the structures will spontaneously transform their shape due to the onset of elastic instability. This instability is a "snap-through" event which induces the shape transition of the material surface.
Tech Type:		Materials and Materials Diagnostics \| Chemical Methods/Libraries and Chemistry and Materials \| Materials and Materials Diagnostics \| Chemical Methods/Libraries and Chemistry and Materials \| Materials and Materials Diagnostics
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Organization:		University of Massachusetts at Amherst

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